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The Searchers

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Rating: NR
Release date: 13 March 1956
Distributor: Warner Brothers

Starring: John Wayne (Ethan Edwards), Natalie Wood (Debbie Edwards), Jeffrey Hunter (Martin Pauley), Vera Miles (Laurie Jorgensen), Henry Brandon (Chief Scar), Hank Worden (Mose Harper)

Director: John Ford
Writers: Alan LeMay and Frank S. Nugent
Producers: Merian C. Cooper, Patrick Ford, and C.V. Whitney

Ethan Edwards, an embittered veteran, returns to Texas after the Civil War and discovers that Comanche Indians have killed his family and kidnapped his nieces. Along with Martin Pawley, who was adopted by the Edwardses after his own parents were killed by Comanches years earlier, Ethan sets out to find his remaining niece, Debbie. They follow many leads and spend five years searching for her, and their journey is far from easy.  They encounter blizzards, hostile Indians, hearbreak, and the harsh climate of the West.

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